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San Francisco to San José Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from San Francisco, United States to San José, Costa Rica is 6 hours 7 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between San Francisco and San José?

The flight distance from San Francisco (United States) to San José (Costa Rica) is 3057 miles. This is equivalent to 4920 kilometers or 2655 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to San Francisco, is SFO International Airport (SFO) and the nearest airport to San José, is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO).

San Francisco - San José Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in San Francisco is 2025-05-17, 16:45:45 PDT
Current local time in San José is 2025-05-17, 17:45:45 CST.
Time difference between San Francisco (United States) and San José (Costa Rica) is 1 Hours.
San José time is 1 Hours ahead of San Francisco.

San Francisco to San José Flight Route Map

Flight map from San Francisco, United States to San José, Costa Rica is given below.
Click the map to view San Francisco to San José nonstop flight path and travel direction.

+− Leaflet | © OpenStreetMap The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance. San Francisco GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 37° 46' 29.7'' Longitude: W 122° 25' 9.9'' San José GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 9° 55' 41'' Longitude: W 84° 5' 26.6'' San Francisco Map, Where is San Francisco located? San José Map, Where is San José located?

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